Printer s chase



(No Model.)

H. S. FOSTER. PRINTERS CHASE.

No. 506,992. Patented Oct. 17,1893.

WITNESSES: INVENTO? W 1 Bi/K/M A TTOHNE Y8.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY S. FOSTER, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

PRINTERS CHASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 506,992, dated October17, 1893.

Application filed January 21, 1893- Serial 110.459.091. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY S. FOSTER, of Albany, in the county of Albanyand State of New York,haveinvented a new and Improved Printers Chase, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in printerschases; and the objectof my invention is to produce an adjustable chase adapted to be lockedup in a common straight form, and to enable one form to be set at anangle while another form is set straight, so that the two forms may besimultaneously printed. In this way printed matter may be convenientlyproduced at an angle such as on the corners of an envelope or upon acard, or in an advertisement.

It has been customary in printing angular forms to either lock up theform at an angle or else feed the paper at an angle; either of thesemethods is objectionable, and my invention provides a supplemental andadj ustable form which may be locked in a straight form, so that astraight feed may be used and a portion of the matter printed at anydesired angle to the straight form. This invention, as will behereinafter described, also provides for conveniently printing incolors.

To these ends my invention consists in certain features of constructionand combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter describedand claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views. Figure l is a plan view of achaseprovided with a straight form and with my improved chase locked into theform so as to produce a supplemental form at an angle to the straightform. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a slightly modified form of my improvedchase in which the central movable portion of the chase may be dispensedwith. Fig. 3 is a'view of the chase made in another shape. Fig. lis adetail plan view of the chase as preferably constructed; and Fig. 5 is across section on the line 55 in Fig. 4.

The chase is of the common kind and, as shown in Fig. 1, it is providedwith a form 11 which is locked up by the usual furniture 11 and in onecorner of the form 11 is arranged an angular form adaptedto print at anangle to the straight form, and the angular form is locked up in myimproved chase, which chase is provided with an outer frame 12 having aninner circular ring 13 upon which is produced a graduated scale 14:. Thering 13 of the frame 12 has a shoulder 15 on its inner side, as shownclearly in Fig. -5, and upon this shoulder rests and turns the shoulder16 of the chase proper 17, which is also provided with gage marks 1 Ladapted to register with the marks of the gage 14:, and this arrangement enables the inner chase to be nicely regulated and it also enablesanother chase to be inserted in the correct place when a diffe rentcolor is to be printed,as described below.

The chase 17 is preferably provided with flattened or faceted innersides, as aform may be much more readily and securely locked in it whenmade in this manner than if its inner surface were circular.

The chase 17 is held in place in the frame 12.by screws 18 which extendinto the frame 12, and the heads of which overlap the chase, but othersuitable fastening devices such as buttons may, if desired, besubstituted for the screws. The chase is also provided on its face withsmall projections or finger pieces 19 against which a finger may bepressed so as to easily turn the chase when necessary.

In using my improved chase it is locked up in a form, as shown in Fig.1, and the form in the supplemental chase 17 is placed at the desiredangle and locked up in the usual way, the chase 17 being then fastenedin the frame 12 and the latter being secured in the main chase, asdescribed. It will be seen then that when the form is used with astraight feed, the main form 11 will print straight matter, while theform in the chase 17 will print at an an gle thereto. This isillustrated clearly in Fig. 1, where the dotted lines 20 show theoutline of an envelope, and it will be seen that when the impression ismade the address on the envelope will be printed straight in the usualway, while the matter in the supplemental form will be printed on onecorner of the envelope and at an angle to the address.

In color printing, a chase 17 havinga form with certain matter in acertain color locked qherein, may be used as described above, and afterone impression has been made, the chase may be removed andanotheronesubstituted. The gage marks on the chase and on the rim 13 of the frame12 enable the second chase to be inserted and adjusted very accurately.

The frame 12 may be used as a chase without departing from the principleof thein'ven- L tion, and the rim 13 as shown in Fig. 2, may be madecircular and provided with gage marks, in which case the form maybelocked up within the rim and adjusted by the marks;

but where the frame is used without any chase, it is desirable that itsinner-su rface be faceted, as shown at 13 in Fig. .3.

Having thus described my invention, 1:

thereon, and a revoluble chase held Within the rim and also providedwith gage marks, substantially as described.

4. As an improved article of manufacture, a printers chase, comprising aframe having :an inner circular rim, a detachable and revoluble chaseheld within the rim, and fastening devices to hold the chase to the rim,substantiaily as described.

5. The combination with the frame and its inner rim, of the revolublechase held to turn within the rim, the finger pieces on the chase, andthe fastening devices to secure it in position, substantially asdescribed.

6. The combination with the frame having an inner rim with .a shoulderthereon, of the chase held to turn within the rim and having a shoulderto match the shoulder of the rim, and fastening devices to fix theposition of the chase, substantially as described.

7. The combination, with the frame having an inner circular rim, of therevoluble chase held to turn in the rim and provided with facetedinnersides, substantially as described.

HARRY S. FOSTER.

Witnesses:

BENJ. F. SIMPSON, GEO. N. OUYLER.

